General Information

Crescendo International Music Competition is annual music competition for youth. The Competition will be held in various venues  throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,       Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Canada, Germany, Austria and Russia  from December 3       and 4, 2011 through February 4, 2012.

Eligibility

Crescendo International Music Competition is open to all instrumentalists (Piano, Strings, and Winds), duets, ensembles and vocalists ages 5-21.

Contestants will be grouped according to their age as a December 1, 2011.

Dependant on skill level, contestants will be placed in one of three competing categories: Junior, Intermediate or Advanced.

Application Procedure

Repertoire

a. One major Baroque, Classical, Romantic or Modern work must be chosen and performed from memory (Arrangements, simplified editions, popular music and/or non-classical music from method books are not acceptable).

b. No changes in the submitted repertoire may be made once a contestant is admitted.

c. Performance time must not exceed 6 minutes. In accordance with strict contractual obligations imposed by Carnegie Hall, performers will be charged a fee of 100 USD when exceeding the allotted performance time.

Audition

a. Auditions will be held on December 3rd and 4th on the following dates:

1. Monmouth Academy of Musical Arts, 1230 Campus Drive West, Morganville, NJ, 07751.

2. Caldwell College, 120 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, NJ, 07006.

3. Westminster Choir College at Rider University, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton NJ 08540.

4. McGill Conservatoire, Montréal, Canada.

For auditions in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Canada, Germany, Austria and Russia, please contact the competition coordinator.

b. The original score will be given by the judge. No make ups will be allowed, and the ruling passed by the judge will be final.

c. All contestants must wear proper attire. It is the responsibility of the proctor to inform their students that no jeans, short skirts, sneakers, or boots will be allowed.

Recitals

A. A concert for those who achieved First and Second place honors will be held at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 West 57th Street, New York, NY on the following dates:

January 15 (1:30 PM & 7:30 PM)

January 22 (1:30 PM & 7:30 PM)

January 28 (1:30 PM & 7:30 PM)

February 4, 2012 (1:30 PM & 7:30 PM)

*A recital fee of 180 USD will be assessed.

*Please note that the use of cameras, camcorders or any audio/visual recording devices is strictly forbidden by Carnegie Hall.

B. A concert for those who achieved Third place honors will be held at the Alumni Theatre at Caldwell College, 120 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 07006 on January 28 at 5:00 PM A recital fee of 100 USD will be assessed.

C. Performers must be present until the conclusion of the recital in order to participate in the award presentation. No diplomas or medals will be sent via mail.

D. All contestants must confirm their participation in the Winner’s Concerts by December 20th, 2011.

E. The fees assessed for each concert will include four (4) complimentary tickets, board certification and trophies/medals.

Awards

FIRST PLACE HONORS * SECOND PLACE HONORS * THIRD PLACE HONORS

PRIZES

Grand Prize - $1,000; First Prize - $500; Second Prize - $300; Third Prize - $200.

The awards system is established in a manner which those who receive first place honors are not necessarily predisposed to receive a prize. An applicant's placement does not always correspond to the prize they receive. With that being said, only judges may promote a winner's prize in the case of a special achievement.

All winners are eligible to participate in the upcoming International Student Exchange Program (SEP) hosted throughout USA, Canada, Germany, Austria, Russia and China.

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